This week, we're going to be looking at basic animal care and husbandry.

So in terms of the learning outcomes this week,

that's for you to have appreciation of the key concepts

of what's required to ensure good animal care and husbandry.

So in terms of what we're going to cover this week,

we're going to look at the care and husbandry of farm animals,

such as dairy, cattle, and sheep,

and we're also going to look at companion animals,

such as cats and dogs,

birds and reptiles, rabbits and guinea pigs, and also horses.

So, why is it important that a vet has an understanding of animal husbandry?

Well, first of all,

good animal care and husbandry is

the cornerstone to ensure good animal health and productivity.

So, in terms of why it's important for

a vet to understand good animal care and husbandry,

you need to know what good husbandry is to be able to identify what poor husbandry is,

and also to be able to appreciate

how poor husbandry can impact on many clinical conditions.

You also need to be able to make

recommendations to owners and carers on how they can improve

their husbandry practices to alleviate or prevent the onset of many clinical conditions.

And then finally, you have to be able to be

credible when having a dialogue with owners and carers of

animals when making recommendations on how they can improve

the management practices which will have

an impact on preventing the development of clinical conditions.

Week 1 Introduction